December 19, 2025 — Light in the Darkness. These have been lonely years for many of us. Since October 7, 2023, so many Jews have told me the same quiet truth: something shifted.

December 19, 2025 — Israel will ‘deal with Hamas’ if it won’t disarm, Sa’ar says. Jerusalem’s foreign minister said he would prefer resolving the situation in Gaza through diplomacy, but the military option remains on the table.

December 19, 2025 — Israeli AI and drone imagery revolutionizing mapping of archaeological sites. “Sites that appear on the surface as scattered stones suddenly become coherent, organized spaces, and it saves a lot of research time,” Dr. Yitzchak Jaffe said.

December 18, 2025 — ‘I wanted to serve fully’: NGO support program enables young deaf adults to serve in the IDF. Kivunim’s program is designed for young adults ages 16-26, and provides ongoing support from high school through enlistment, screening, and placement.

December 18, 2025 — Israel approves $34 billion natural gas deal with Egypt. Jerusalem signs its largest-ever gas export deal with Chevron and partners, solidifying its role as a regional energy hub.

December 18, 2025 — Thousands of Israelis receive text messages from Iranian Intelligence. “Iranian intelligence agencies are ready to receive your intelligence cooperation,” the text message said. Iranian operatives are conducting widespread online “spray and pray” outreach, targeting a broad range of sectors across Israeli society.

December 17, 2025 — The dreidel’s message. The four letters on the dreidel are not the same in Israel and the Diaspora. They tell us something we should pay attention to.

December 17, 2025 — Israeli-led discovery redefines how dinosaurs took flight. The Tel Aviv University study indicates that some feathered dinosaurs may have lost the ability to fly, revealing that evolution of flight could be more complex than once believed.

December 17, 2025 — Netanyahu demands global action on antisemitism. “I demand that they act—now,” the Israeli leader said.

December 16, 2025 — How the biblical Temple’s 7-branched menorah became the 9-branched hanukkiah. The ancient symbol of the menorah is well known around the world, and some would argue more Jewish than the Star of David. It’s certainly more biblical.

December 16, 2025 — Netanyahu and Huckabee light candles with IDF troops at Western Wall. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara lit the second Hanukkah candle at the Western Wall with IDF soldiers, praising them as the modern-day Maccabees.

December 16, 2025 — IDF finds weapons, surveillance gear during raids along truce line in Rafah. The soldiers also dismantled several terrorist infrastructure sites and eliminated dozens of terrorists who were operating in tunnels.